Chess is a fun, strategic, and fast-moving board game. Each player has 16 pieces (A king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, and 8 pawns) which are placed on an 8-to-8 board. Here are the movement rules for the pieces: King: The king is the most important piece, can only move one squareContinue reading “Basics of Chess”
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Showing & Telling
One great thing about books is that there’s a lot of variety. Some have big, juicy paragraphs that zoom into the picture and describe every nook and cranny. Others keep it simple and stick to the point, having as much detail as required. And when you’re writing, whether it’s an essay for class or aContinue reading “Showing & Telling”
Government, Government, Government!
There are so many different types of Government. But how many types are there? What countries have each type? For this post, we’ll be focusing on three types of Government: Monarchy, Communism, and Republic. Monarchy: Definition – A type of government where power is invested in one person, typically a queen or a king. Examples – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Norway, etc. Communism:Continue reading “Government, Government, Government!”
Absolutely!
Absolute Value is one of the most fundamental ideas in math. But what is it? How do you calculate it? And why does it affect Math? Lets start with the first question – what is it? Absolute Value is the distance away from zero. This brings us to the ‘How?’ question: Well, you just seeContinue reading “Absolutely!”
Statistics: The truth in a lot of ways
Statistics is a field that deals with the collection, analysis, and presentation of numerical data. In simple words: Here some are the most frequent mathematical examples: Average (Also called the [Arithmetic] Mean): How to calculate it: Add up all of the values in a group, then divide it by the total number of data. WhenContinue reading “Statistics: The truth in a lot of ways”
Music: The melody that connects us
Music is universal, no doubt about that. So what happens if you want to learn to sing a song from different language? What do you do? It’s actually not that hard, and sure, it usually needs time and practice, but the end result will be worth it. First of all, pick your song, known languageContinue reading “Music: The melody that connects us”
Near round number squared
Have you ever had a problem like 812, or 312, or maybe even 692? How are you supposed to do it? To explain, we’ll use 81 x 81. Remember that 81 is really close to 80 and 80 x 80 = 6400. So 80 x 81 = 6400 + 80 = 6480. 81 x 81Continue reading “Near round number squared”
The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon
But what is a regular polygon, anyway? A regular polygon is a polygon with the same side lengths and angle measures. And interior angles are the angles inside the shape, like this: So all the interior angles will be same if they are on a regular polygon. Now that we’re done with the definitions, backContinue reading “The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon”
The types of numbers
Whole Numbers. Whole numbers can’t be negative, fractions, or decimals. Includes 0. Examples: 0, 2, 3, 13. Natural Numbers. Natural numbers are whole numbers from 1 and up. They do NOT include 0. Examples: 1, 14, 27. Positive Numbers. Any number greater than 0. DOES include Fractions and Decimals. Example: 1, 0.25, 22/7. Negative Numbers. Any numberContinue reading “The types of numbers”
Do The Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Do The Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra, by Wendy Lichtman, is an amazing book! Although it’s main purpose isn’t to teach math, it still manages to sneak it in into the story’s plot. Tess, the book’s main character, relates many things to math – everything from her neighbor’s death, to friendship problems – and teachesContinue reading “Do The Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra”
Random Pickle 